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S. Michael Houdmann
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Each of the twelve sons of Israel received a blessing from their father, Jacob, just before Jacob's death. The twelve sons were the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel, and the blessing cont...
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Jack Gutknecht
Since God appointed Judah to be the royal tribe, it was logical to associate the tribe with the lion, the king of the beasts. (See also Num. 24:9; Ezek. 19:1-7; Mic. 5:8; Rev. 5:5.) Jacob compared Judah to a lion’s cub, a lion, and a lioness (Gen. 49:9). Who would dare rouse a lion when he’s resting after feeding on the kill, or a lioness while she’s guarding her cubs? —Wiersbe
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